Background Safe and effective physician-to-physician patient handoffs are integral to patient
safety. Unfortunately, poor handoffs continue to be a major cause of medical errors …

Background Hospitalized pediatric patients with behavioral health (BH) diagnoses awaiting
transfer can exhibit behaviors that may lead to workplace violence such as aggression …

Handoffs, defined as transfers of patient information and responsibility between health care
providers, are ubiquitous within health care and are vulnerable to communication errors. 1 …

Background Cork University Hospital, Ireland's largest teaching hospital, faced challenges in
maintaining consistent handover processes in its Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU). Prior to …

Background: Safe and effective physician-to-physician patient handoffs are integral to
patient safety. Unfortunately, poor handoffs continue to be a major cause of medical errors …